Trawler owners willing to discuss dolphin catches

A spokesman for super trawler owners says they are open to discussions about how to reduce the possibility of catching dolphins in their nets after it was claimed a near record number of the mammals were killed when large ships were recently fishing off the north-west coast.

The Irish Whale & Dolphin Group (IWDG) reported that 28 dolphins were washed up during January and February, many of which were on the north-west coast and which showed marks consistent with being drowned in fishing nets.

During those two months a number of supertrawlers were working off the coast.